Sh. Yusuf Rios

Experience Summary

Sh. Yusuf Rios has studied Islamic Psychology and Tradition at Al-Azhar University, Egypt. He has over three years of experience in teaching Islamic studies and Arabic Language. His has general and specialized licenses (Ijazah) in the Hadith Sciences. He has also been involved with the Muslim community as Khateeb for Jummah prayer and as a Chaplin – Counselor with correctional facility.

Education

• Arabic Language Intensive, Islamic Sciences and Quranic Recitation from Asheera Academy for Higher Education in Islamic Psychology and Tradition: Under the Auspices of Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
• Arabic Language Intensive, Islamic Sciences from Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
• Arabic Language Intensive, Islamic Sciences and Quranic Recitation from Sibawayh Arabic Language Institute & Diwan Arabic Language Institute,  Cairo, Egypt
• Arabic Language Intensive, Islamic Sciences from Islamic American University, Southfield, MI USA

Experience

• Muslim Chaplin – Counselor with Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility, OH USA
• Founder and Director of The Shaukani Institute for the Study of Islamic Sciences, Arabic Language and Leadership, OH USA
• Founder and Director of Crescent Family Services, OH USA

Career Milestones

As an outgoing religious teacher and a community leader, he has been invited to various religious programs where he delivered speeches on topics related to Islam to new Muslims and non-Muslims in the US.

Fluent in English, Arabic, and Spanish. He sets high goals and works hard to achieve them.